Billboard 200

Week of June 3, 1989

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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The Raw & The Cooked

Fine Young Cannibals

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

Gains In Performance

Billboard 200

Week of June 3, 1989

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Raw & The Cooked
  Fine Young Cannibals
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- Like A Prayer
  Madonna
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

3
- Beaches
  Soundtrack
- 4
- 3
- 20
- - 4
  - 3
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

4
- G N' R Lies
  Guns N' Roses
- 3
- 2
- 25
- - 3
  - 2
  - 25

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

5
- Don't Be Cruel
  Bobby Brown
- 6
- 1
- 46
- - 6
  - 1
  - 46

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

6
- Forever Your Girl
  Paula Abdul
- 8
- 4
- 46
- - 8
  - 4
  - 46

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

7
- Hangin' Tough
  New Kids On The Block
- 7
- 7
- 41
- - 7
  - 7
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

8
- Loc-ed After Dark
  Tone-Loc
- 5
- 1
- 16
- - 5
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delicious Vinyl/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Full Moon Fever
  Tom Petty
- 11
- 9
- 4
- - 11
  - 9
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

10
- Sonic Temple
  The Cult
- 10
- 10
- 6
- - 10
  - 10
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Reprise

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Vivid
  Living Colour
- 9
- 6
- 40
- - 9
  - 6
  - 40

12
- New Jersey
  Bon Jovi
- 12
- 1
- 35
- - 12
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

13
- Big Daddy
  John Mellencamp
- 42
- 13
- 2
- - 42
  - 13
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- Girl You Know It's True
  Milli Vanilli
- 14
- 12
- 11
- - 14
  - 12
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

15
- Electric Youth
  Debbie Gibson
- 13
- 1
- 17
- - 13
  - 1
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- Disintegration
  The Cure
- 20
- 16
- 3
- - 20
  - 16
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fiction/Elektra/Rhino

Gains In Performance

17
- Repeat Offender
  Richard Marx
- 21
- 17
- 3
- - 21
  - 17
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- Twice Shy
  Great White
- 18
- 18
- 5
- - 18
  - 18
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- Appetite For Destruction
  Guns N' Roses
- 15
- 1
- 93
- - 15
  - 1
  - 93

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

20
- Larger Than Life
  Jody Watley
- 16
- 16
- 8
- - 16
  - 16
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- Traveling Wilburys
  Traveling Wilburys
- 17
- 3
- 30
- - 17
  - 3
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wilbury/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- Skid Row
  Skid Row
- 19
- 18
- 17
- - 19
  - 18
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

23
- Mystery Girl
  Roy Orbison
- 22
- 5
- 16
- - 22
  - 5
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Orbison/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Nick Of Time
  Bonnie Raitt
- 29
- 24
- 8
- - 29
  - 24
  - 8

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

25
- Hysteria
  Def Leppard
- 23
- 1
- 94
- - 23
  - 1
  - 94

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

26
- Melissa Etheridge
  Melissa Etheridge
- 25
- 22
- 51
- - 25
  - 22
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

27
- Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars
  Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
- 24
- 4
- 37
- - 24
  - 4
  - 37

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

28
- Guy
  Guy
- 27
- 27
- 45
- - 27
  - 27
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29
- Out Of Order
  Rod Stewart
- 30
- 20
- 53
- - 30
  - 20
  - 53

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

30
- Everything
  The Bangles
- 28
- 15
- 31
- - 28
  - 15
  - 31

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- 3 Feet High And Rising
  De La Soul
- 36
- 31
- 10
- - 36
  - 31
  - 10

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

32
- ...And Justice For All
  Metallica
- 26
- 6
- 37
- - 26
  - 6
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

33
- Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
  Warrant
- 34
- 33
- 14
- - 34
  - 33
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

34
- Winger
  Winger
- 31
- 21
- 38
- - 31
  - 21
  - 38

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick
  Slick Rick
- 40
- 35
- 20
- - 40
  - 35
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/Columbia

Gains In Performance

36
- Watermark
  Enya
- 32
- 25
- 18
- - 32
  - 25
  - 18

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

37
- Lita
  Lita Ford
- 45
- 29
- 47
- - 45
  - 29
  - 47

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Life Is...Too Short
  Too $hort
- 38
- 37
- 15
- - 38
  - 37
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

39
- Let's Get It Started
  M.C. Hammer
- 35
- 32
- 27
- - 35
  - 32
  - 27

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- Straight Outta Compton
  N.W.A
- 43
- 37
- 14
- - 43
  - 37
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruthless/Priority/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

41
- Spike
  Elvis Costello
- 39
- 32
- 15
- - 39
  - 32

Billboard 200

Week of June 3, 1989

Billboard 200

The Raw & The Cooked

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Raw & The Cooked

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Like A Prayer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beaches

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G N' R Lies

Don't Be Cruel

Forever Your Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hangin' Tough

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loc-ed After Dark

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon Fever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sonic Temple

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vivid

New Jersey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Daddy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Girl You Know It's True

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Electric Youth

Disintegration

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Repeat Offender

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Twice Shy

Appetite For Destruction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Larger Than Life

Traveling Wilburys

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Skid Row

Mystery Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nick Of Time

Hysteria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Melissa Etheridge

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars

Guy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Out Of Order

Everything

3 Feet High And Rising

...And Justice For All

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

Winger

The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Watermark

Lita

Life Is...Too Short

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Get It Started

Straight Outta Compton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spike